Round 2 ended almost as predicted, except for the winners. A lot of no rides and those who to manage to make the full 8-seconds, ended with high scores. Only 10 of the 44 cowboys were able to make the 8-second whistle… most hitting the ground in under 5 seconds. In fact, the first 15 bucked off before Dustin Elliott broke the streak with an awesome 86.25 point ride on Lucky Strike.
Which means that after the first two rounds, only seven of forty-four riders have ridden two bulls. Making the race for the top spot, even more competitive. Our favorite rider J.B. Mauney is holding the lead with a two-bull total of 181 points.
The audience low point of the evening was when Austin Meir, riding Say When, hung on for nail biting and challenging ride. Everyone seemed to sense it was going to be an easy 90 point score. When the judges announced 88.25, you could hear the boo’s. Of course the announcers quickly explained that Mier was actually scored higher than the bull. But, that didn’t seem to satisfy the fans. It Should Have Been a 90 Point Ride!
The night’s big winner was rookie Australian Pete Farley riding Bones. Farley is in great company with this bull. Bones had been ridden only once in 30 career trips. That was earlier this year when J.B. Mauney rode Bones for 93.25 points in Oklahoma City.
Farley came into the World Finals as one of the top Rookie of the Year finalists. When asked how that fit into his thoughts about coming to the World Finals, Farley answered in the typical low profile, PBR fashion… that his whole goal all year was simple, “I just wanted to come to Vegas.”
